Female Bodies and Sexuality in Iran and the Search for Defiance

Description

This book uses storytelling as an analytical tool for following wider social attitude changes towards sex and female sexuality in Iran. Women born in 1950s Iran grew up during the peak of secularization and modernization, whereas those born in the 1980s were raised under the much stricter rules of the Islamic Republic. Using extensive ethnographic research, the author juxtaposes narratives of body and sexuality shared by these different generations of women, showing the intricate ways in which women construct and convey meanings and communicate their emotions about the unspoken aspects of their lives. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction (Nafiseh Sharifi)....Pages 1-22 Conceptual Framework (Nafiseh Sharifi)....Pages 23-33 Learning Sexuality (Nafiseh Sharifi)....Pages 35-61 Narratives of Virginity (Nafiseh Sharifi)....Pages 63-97 Narratives of Menstruation (Nafiseh Sharifi)....Pages 99-129 Narratives of Marriage (Nafiseh Sharifi)....Pages 131-179 Conclusion (Nafiseh Sharifi)....Pages 181-186 Back Matter ....Pages 187-197